Текст песни Tom T. Hall - Trip to Hyden
Tom T. Hall - Trip to Hyden слова песни
Tossed and turned the night before in some old motelSubconsciously recallin some old sinful thing Id doneMy buddy drove the car and those big coal trucks shook us upAs we drove on into hyden in the early morning sunPast the hound dogs and some domineckered chickensTemporary-lookin houses with their lean and bashful kidsEvery hundred yards a sign proclaimed that christ was coming soonAnd I thought, "well, man, hed sure be disappointed if he did."On the way we talked about the 40 minersOf the 39 who died and one who lived to tell the taleWe stopped for beans and cornbread at the ed & lois cafeThen went to see the sherrif at the leslie county jailThey took us to the scene of that disasterI was so surprised to not find any sign of death at allJust another country hillside with some mudholes and some junkThe mines were deadly silent like a rathole in the wall"it was just like being right inside of a shotgun."The old man coughed and lit a cigarette that he had rolledBack in town I bought a heavy jacket from a storeIt was sunny down in hyden but somehow the town was coldThe old man introduced the undertakerWho seemed refreshed despite the kind of work I knew he didWe talked about the pretty lady from the grand ole opryAn we talked about the money she was raisin for the kidsWell, I guess the old man thought we were reportersHe kept reminding me of how his simple name was spelledSome lady said, "they worth more money now than when theys a-livin. "And Ill leave it there cause I suppose she told it pretty well